Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples in Australia

In this course, Dr. Pat Dudgeon (Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society; Director, Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention, Poche Centre for Indigenous Health, School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia) and Dr. Ee Pin Chang (post-doctoral Fellow at Centre of Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention) describe the grim statistics that have resulted in the creation of the Centre for Best Practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention, an Indigenous-led clearinghouse of best practice in Indigenous suicide prevention. Drs. Dudgeon and Chang outline the aims of several associated programs using a social-emotional wellbeing approach and show how they have decreased psychological distress and enhanced social and emotional wellbeing for the program participants.